Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-10

| Written for IN. Hvzxmo sxAs.
WHAT CAUSES THE ssRED SKY.s
Absurdity OF the s&Duss TheoRys'-It n
Caused by Suspended Moisture, a.
Demonstrated ~ the Weather Maps.
Some four years ago. when the ho.callsd ~
| sky" was so prominent, many, II not tAe majority
of the scientific men Il the country sup5ogted the
dust theory. In one sense the esruptien g JaSa,
despite the absurdity Of the claim, was most fer
tunate and opportune; It furnished st lease a
apparently ready cause for the dust theory Of the
phenomenon. The great majority OF the world
| seem to have the idea that our atmosphere has
about the same relation to the earth that the
water On revolving grind stene has 70 The Sons.
Before the age Of the weather map, whereby We
have obtained facts In regard to the Atmosphere,
this was excusable. but NO longer Is such view
| tenahle or sensible. But, It may be asked, what
and opposing the dust theory7 It shows the ab-
surdity OF the possibility OF any such material as
sos ~
and slow, whereby the atmosphere e, through The
that the essa Is ranna stu We are not personally
cognzant OF IT, To all practical purposes we i've
xgsa PLAIN i sSs to 81
bound country, as wen as from the north ana to-
indeed in most things, ' we can fairly JUDGE 9es
over the world atlll We have them over The great
here taken we can Judge OF the atmospheric condi-
lions Of the whole globe Java is about opposite
world. From the conditions over the United States
the "highs" and Flows" win average about 1000
miles miles On centsr Then there are Various belts Of
places gates where they enter our territory In
me extreme Northwest: e. the head Of
the Cult and in the Southeast along the
before entering our territory. st,il It win be safe
center OF the United states and Java, together
with number OF parallel belts Low" II the
OIL 5Is heh ana ea n a xe g1est
In radius OF at least thousand miles. We at
present do not know the exact height at which our
"NatareS has given the height Of the Seir rus
clouds as $1,000 feet: Other authority has said
from 10 GOO TO l., 600 feet. When the eruption ct
asIsnt Of 1000 FEET! NOW. aa@istins SIS 5000
thing thrown 1900 feet In air pass over an obsta-
Gle % 600, or even 1O.O00 fest high? These slows"
are oil the while present and on the move; they do
sonaily one becomes much reduced, but then
there are plenty Of others still march
They are the great eatnsrsrsin, and whatever is
within their radius and altitude must be gathered
In, and that, too. in . very short time, within
ures given to the height OF ''crrus" clouds may be
IN order to make 1t less difficult for the dust to
Then to claim any such brilliant qualities
for dust is as absurd as the rest Of the
theory. Had dust been 80 thick as to produce such
down upon Us. and sore eyes would have been an
order to account for the Continuance 81 the red
months ago, described how the dust because OF
its ightness, was thrown higher In air than the
a1S W
effect. Let any one take up, even at random, q
handful Of earth, nne dust, sand and gravel,
so far as the sand ana the sand will not 50 far
the gravel In the great eruption at Java the me-
dunn size stones were evidently thrown the far.
enough to I'LL the air tor many miles around, but
the nearest slow" caught and precfpitated it with
due to dust, what is it due to? The map says that
the right juxtaposition and condition Of "high"
and slow" Will produce it every time whether
earthquakes occur or not. The red sky is caused
by the fine suspended moisture present in "htgh;"
probably the best effects are within the gradients
that lie beyond the more concentrated center. Re-
Gently, September 8, and s, we have had the
beautiful REQ sky. II the reader will refer to the
weather map he will see that we were, the while,
know Is most delicate material one that possesses
all the necessary qualities for such brilliant enecta
while dust or ashes Is about as incapable OF such
effects as they would be to produce the rainbow.
The best condition OF "high" and Glow" to produce
the phenomenon is TO have the 'hgh" to the south.
OF ABOUT central, as IN 1888 low ial to the north
the "low" we have the attending haziness OF In
dian Summer, but II near enough TO the center Of
effect is produced; atmosphere that Is not heavy
enough for clouds, but which still contains q due
amount OF delicately suspended moisture.
WASHINGTON, D. G., September =, 1887.
Safety in Thoasers.
From the New York Mail.
One of the topics OF great interest just now, in
view of the calamity at Exeter is this subject of
the safety Of theaters Is It possible for theater
to be built with absolute safety for q large au-
dience against fre-when, az Is usually the case,
safety Is not the nrst consideration in the plan,
but cOmmodiousnesS, and the endeavor to get the
most for the money on given piece Of ground,
tenement houses, because they are led 70 believe
that as commercial enterprise the theater Will
she primary eject Of the money.makinr idea is to
study economy Of expense. To make plan which
shall cover given piece OF ground with the
scene with the amplest proscenium and the most
profitable disposition or the auditorium-that is
the problem. Safety has to be subsequently recon-
ctled with these PURPOSES and II any consideration
must give away TO another 1t Is always the con-
sderation Of safety that takes the second or third
place. hanger IS IeLuOte poSSlDluty. IL may
d sS% cay Sr snShs ;aa4 An %as
i ISL, impe,ratively wanted: There are prob
world built on any other theory than this
Nor has the architectural mind considered the
theater in any other than these relations in mod.
ern times. In the days when in every ancient city
tanned by public authority, just as city halls and
a1ls are In modern cities safety to life was pro-
vded for, but not against fire. as fire Was the last
OF all possibilities since the theatsr was masonry
from one end to the other. But danger from suf,o.
cation In the crush was provided for by the multi
government permitted che idea that the city
should build theaters and lease them TO the players
we might have them built upon thoroughly radical
views OF the safety OF the audience; but II one
should seriously propose such thing 1t would
make more row than the roasting OF large repre-
II public authority cannot make o theater, 1t can
make laws for those who do; and the law should
lay down as nrSt requirement that the plan
Shall be such that every mar, woman and child in
the largest audience In the largest theater shall
be able to get out OF the auditorium in i've min.
OF the main edince on the principle Of that part
OF the theater which In France Is called the foyer
This should be practically q separate structure.
and should extend as high as the top OF the audi
forum. The audience on every tter could 60 into
this separate structure on the same level with the
This system would make theaters q little more
costly, but the projectors and managers would be
none che poorer.
Queer Happeningv In = Bank.
From the Chicago Herald
Asqueer things happens sometimes at the banks
as anywhere else. It was not long ago that ga